Tent



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tents..V p 'It isa' f This inventio'n relates to improve'n'ients.y in

broad"I ect yof. the kin-fy i vention to providefa tent 'liavingfatop withv "two tops held in spaced relationso as to" I f `tially upon the line 2-2 ofF ig. 1, v y

` Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken sub--4 provide a closed air spacefbetween them.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will be made manifest in the following detailed description and pointed Vout in the` appended claims, reference is had tothe accompanying drawings for an y,illustrative embodiment of the invention, where- 1n V n Figure `1 is a top plan view of` the proved `tent,v

Fig. .2.` is a vertical section taken substani; stantially uponthe line 3-3 of'Fig.;2,k and'` 'susv Fig-.f4 is a partial side Athe detail of construction. Y

Referring to ythe l accompanying y drawings wherein similarreference characters desig-A nate similar parts throughout, the tentcon-` sists of a central upright standard or s-u'pport 10 vhaving a pointed bottom 11 `which willv facilitate the insertion of'thesupport y10 yelevation showing into the ground. A sleeve l2--is slidably mounted upon the support 10 and is pro-` vided with a plurality `ofrears 13 on the eX- terior surface thereof. 'Substantially radial arms 14 are pivoted to the ears 13 by means of. pins 15. The top of the support 10 is,"Vv provided with a reduced extension 16,*which" j carries a pinl 17. The ends ofl the radial larms 14'are reduced to provide pins "18., y

A top 19 whichl may be'vformed of canvas,

- khaki, orvother suitable material hasa ceni`` tral. aperture 2Ol adapted to receive the pin 17.- The edges/of the top 19 are providedk with apertures',` as at-21, which'receive the pins 18 upon the radial arms 14.

Al second top 22, vwhich may `also be` formed of canvas, is provided with a central aperture v23 which is capableof receiving the reduced extension 16 of the support 10.

'Ward movement side walls 26 may be placed upon or suspendriiis'iseciidfap 422 [is alsofprjvdea with ap- 'ertures24 arOllld itsedges which'A receive thev4 pins18. will lbe noted" that ,the second top r2.2 fi-'s disposed beneathfthe topv19 and is heldin f spaced relation, "thereto so as to form` a' closedn air Ispace/:25.V This closed or `'dead airy space constitutes an insulating body which willkeep the heat radiated by the sun upon the top of thetent from passing therethrough and intothe interior of the tent.

Side walls 26 maybeprovided with aper-v, tures 27'v which are also adapted to receive be secured to the ground` as by pegs 28. A

plurality of-apert-ures 29 extend diametrically through the support 10 and are adapty ed to receive a pin 30 whichlimits the downofthe sleeve 12` when the tent isset up.

'the pins 18 so 'that the side walls 26 are susy i pended from the ends ofthe radial arms 14.` The bottom edges `of the side walls 26 may The tent is setup 'as follows :The support 10 A'is mounted uponr the ground and the sleeve 12 is 'raised upon the support to the desired position, whereuponthe pin 30 is The'top 22 isv then placed overthe extension 16 and the ends lofthe radial-arms 14 are inn l serted into they apertures 2,4. The upper topl 19 -isthen placed upon. the pin 17l and the The sidewalls r`26 mayfthen be suspended xinserted into the next lowestaperture 29. o

apertures 21 are'gplacedlupon the pins ,18.

from the radial arms 14. If desired, the 'y edffrom tne radial'jarms 14 before `the edges of the top 19 are securedk to the pins 18.v

It is seen that'fI have` provided a 'tent loonsistingof a central support havingradial `arms securedfthereto,` which has atop removably secured 'upon the support and'to the ends of "the vradial arms,` andA thatpthere is a secondtop secured uponlthe support and v the radial armsjwhich is "disposedbeneath the firstmentioned top and held in spacedv relationthereto so as to form aclosed in- "sulatingair space.

` .Itwill beunderstood thatvarious changes ofthe invention as defined by the appended claims. yIclaim;' y y f' I 1. Atent comprising a tentpole, arms pivoted upon tent pole, means providing 'shoulders adjacent the topofsaid' pole vand @may bemade-in the detail of construction l a fwithout departingfrom the spirit or scope the ends of said arms, a second shoulder formed upon the tent pole below the mentioned shoulder, a lower top having its central portion receivable upon said tent pole and adapted to be positioned upon the lower shoulder, the edges of the lower top being receivable upon the ends of said arms against the shoulders, and an upper top having its central portion receivable upon the pole against the upper shoulder and having its edges receivable upon the ends ont said arms against the edges of the lower top.y

2. A tent comprising a tent pole, arms pivoted upon said tent pole, means providing shoulders adjacent the top of said pole and the ends of said arms, a second shoulderk Learner? receivable upon the ends of said arms n against the shoulders, an upper top having its central portion receivable upon `the pole against the upper shoulder and having its edges receivable upon the ends of said arms against the edges of the lower top, and side walls depending from the ends of said arms.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

GRovER B. MELLUs. 

